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Thursday’s spots focused on Curry’s desire for redemption for last season’s finals, in which LeBron James and the Cavs roared back from a 3-1 deficit to beat the Warriors and win the championship.

In another segment, Curry – while “I’m not comparing what I do to what he does” – recalled a conversation in which he and former President Barack Obama meshed on a common personal issue – the loss of the joy of anonymity, being able to “be in his own world and just unplug.”

Still, perhaps Curry’s most memorable bit Thursday was a funny and charming exchange about his playoff beard, sparked by a conversation about foul calls and the Warriors star’s reputation as a “soft” player.

That led to the former Charlotte Christian and Davidson star’s engaging anecdote about overcoming his difficulties in growing a beard.

“I always wanted to grow a beard just to say that I could, but I could never get it to connect on this side right here,” he recalled, scratching an area on his lower left cheek.

“About six months ago, it started to connect,” Curry said, lighting up. “I got a little carried away with it and made up my own reason to have a playoff beard.”

After “like four months of hard work and perseverance,” Curry says don’t expect him to load up a razor and return to a baby-face smooth look. At least not until the Finals end.

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Stephen Curry will not be joining his teammates on Wednesday, December 6, 2017 in action against the Charlotte Hornets at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC due to an injury to his right ankle. Curry sustained the injury during action against the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday evening. Curry was at the team's shoot around Wednesday morning standing with his father, Dell Curry and others in a tunnel off the court.